While
President Barack Obama and his minions continue their relentless push
to control firearms owned by law-abiding American citizens in the name
of protecting men, women and children from killers, this same president
is allowing thousands of facilities that house ultra-toxic substances
to go unprotected, according to experts.

“A
weapon of mass destruction (WMD) will kill far more innocent people
than a firearm with a magazine containing a thousand rounds,”
said former editor of Shotgun News, John Snyder. “Yet, Obama and
the Beltway elite couldn’t care less.”

The
U.S has been at risk of a WMD attack for years because the government
bureaucrats responsible for the security and safety at thousands of
laboratories that conduct research with deadly chemicals and bacteria
fail to perform their duties, according to a report
released by non-partisan watchdog group that investigates and exposes
government corruption and abuse.

"Unbelievable,
but true; while the government meddles in areas that it shouldn’t,
it fails miserably to fulfill its duties," noted Judicial
Watch officials.

Critical
safety and security risks identified at labs that deal with deadly germs
have been largely ignored by President Barack Obama's leaders at the
Department of Homeland Security (DHS), leaving the nation dangerously
vulnerable to a chemical
or biological attack.

There
are upwards of 3,500 locations within the continental United States
that conduct research with potential bioterror germs and a DHS branch
called Infrastructure
Security Compliance Division (ISCD) is responsible for assuring
that they are secure under a special program known as Chemical Facilities
Anti-Terrorism Standards (CFATS). This has not happened, according to
several federal audits that date back to 2007 during the Bush Administration.

It
will take Homeland
Security up nine years at its current rate to complete the approval
process of the security plans submitted via the Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism
Standards program, the Government Accountability Office stated.

In
the latest probe, released just weeks ago, investigators from the Government
Accountability Office (GAO), the investigative arm of Congress,
revealed that the DHS has essentially been derelict in its duties.

"Despite
previous reports exposing serious security problems at the facilities,
DHS has done little to address the issue," according to the recently
released (and redacted) GAO
report.

Facilities
that produce, store, or use hazardous chemicals could be of interest
to terrorists intent on using toxic chemicals to inflict mass casualties
in the United States. As required by statute, DHS issued regulations
that establish standards for the security of high-risk chemical facilities.

DHS
established the CFATS
program in 2007 to assess the risk posed by these facilities and
inspect them to ensure compliance with DHS standards. ISCD, which manages
the program, places high-risk facilities in risk-based tiers and is
to conduct inspections after it approves facility security plans.

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Based
on GAO's ongoing work conducted for several congressional committees
and subcommittees, the report provides preliminary observations regarding
the extent to which DHS has assigned chemical facilities to tiers and
assessed its approach for doing so.

GAO
advised DHS to revamp its process of reviewing facility security plans,
and to communicate and work with owners and operators to improve security.
To conduct this ongoing work, GAO reviewed DHS reports and plans on
risk assessments, security plan reviews, and facility outreach and interviewed
DHS officials.

“A
weapon of mass destruction (WMD) will kill far more innocent people than
a firearm with a magazine containing a thousand rounds,” said former
editor of Shotgun News, John Snyder. “Yet, Obama and the Beltway
elite couldn’t care less.”